CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN LISTED INDIGENOUS OIL AND GAS FIRMS by Abubakar Ajide ARIKEWUYO, Abdullahi Adio Babatunde, Yusuf Olamilekan Quadri

“…The study adopted an ex-post facto research design and data was extracted from annual reports of the eight (8) sampled firms for periods of 2009 to 2018. …”
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Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment for Temporomandibular Disorder and Facial Paresthesia after Tumor Removal Surgery: A Case Report (Case Report Guidelines-Compliant) by Min-Sun Kim, Hungu Lee, Yoojun Yoon, Ji-Su Lee, Yong-Suk Kim, Seunghoon Lee

“…Integrative Korean medicine treatments, including acupuncture, electroacupuncture, pharmacoacupuncture, Chuna manual therapy, wet-cupping, and herbal medicine administration, were performed on the patient. Post treatments, the patient’s visual analog scale score for pain decreased, the Jaw Functional Limitation Scale-8 scores improved, and significant improvements in chewing and yawning were noted. …”

Low abundance members of the gut microbiome exhibit high immunogenicity by Geongoo Han, Hien Luong, Shipra Vaishnava

“…The effect of low abundance bacteria on MHCII expression was found to be specific to the intestinal epithelium at an early timepoint post-colonization and correlated with bacteria belonging to the family Erysipelotrichaceae. …”
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Success in Science: The effect of Bybee\'s 5E Model on Academic Self-Efficacy and Academic Engagement for Bushehr 6th Grade Students by Mehdi Farazja, Eshrat Nargesi, Mitra Razavi Klishadi, Effat Bahrani

“…Methods: The research design employed was quasi-experimental, using a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of 671 sixth grade students in Bushehr city during the academic year of 2022. …”
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Perioperative Management Patients with Meningioma C1-2 by Dewi Yulianti Bisri, Ratih Rizki Indrayani, Tatang Bisri

“…Then the patient is positioned in the prone position. Post-surgery is admitted to the ICU and day 5 the patient can be discharged from the hospital. …”
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Evaluating the effect of planned online video visits on COVID-19 patients’ anxiety and stress levels: A randomized clinical trial by Tahere Sarboozi-Hoseinabadi, Morvarid Irani, Mohammad Namazinia, Rasool Raznahan, Maryam Aradmehr, Shoaib Sarboozi-Hoseinabadi

“…RESULTS: Initially, no significant differences were noted in anxiety and stress scores between the intervention and control groups. Later, post-test results showed significantly lower mean anxiety scores in the intervention group compared to the control both for anxiety and stress. …”
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Advancing AI in Higher Education: A Comparative Study of Large Language Model-Based Agents for Exam Question Generation, Improvement, and Evaluation by Vlatko Nikolovski, Dimitar Trajanov, Ivan Chorbev

“…Beyond exam-specific applications, this methodology provides a foundational approach for the broader adoption of AI in post-secondary education, emphasizing fairness, contextual relevance, and collaboration. …”
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Embryonic and larval development of bering founder Hippoglossoides robus¬tus (Pleuronectidae) in the northern Okhotsk Sea by R. R. Yusupov

“…The main stages of embryonic and early post-embryonic development of bering flounder in the northern shelf areas of the Okhotsk Sea are described for the first time, their timing is determined and the heat amounts necessary to achieve the stages are evaluated on the base of experimental data. …”
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Sustainable Maize Storage Technology Adoption in Ghana: Implications for Postharvest Losses, Farm Income, and Income Inequality by Faizal Adams, Emmanuel Donkor, Jonathan Quaye, Anthony Adusei Jantuah, Seth Etuah

“…ABSTRACT The Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag, a sustainable post‐harvest storage technology, can address the high postharvest losses that are a major threat to economic development, food security and the environment in Africa. …”
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Adar contributes to genome integrity by regulating R-loop homeostasis in Drosophila by Xuedi Zhang, Hongyun Liu, Ju Peng, Guangbin Wang, Xiangyu Wu, Shuai Li, Jie Zheng, Qianwen Sun, Guanjun Gao

“…Abstract Background Adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (Adar) is a critical enzyme involved in post-transcriptional epigenetic regulation through adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing. …”
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Numerical Modelling and Damage Assessment Criteria for FRP-Retrofitted RC Columns by Inês Sousa, Rita Peres, Rita Couto, Rita Bento, José Miguel Castro

“…A database comprising 99 FRP-retrofitted RC columns was compiled, and regression analysis procedures were used to calibrate the peak load rotation, ultimate rotation, and post-capping rotation capacities. The modelling approach was validated through comparison with existing formulations using OpenSees, and the results indicate its adequacy for the seismic assessment of retrofitted buildings. …”
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THE EFFECT OF STUNTING EARLY DETECTION (STULYTION) WEBSITE ON THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF BALANCED NUTRITION IN MOTHERS AGED 12-59 MONTHS AT KEBONARUM KLATEN HEALTH CENTER by Brigita Senanda Septia Firma, Henik Istikhomah, Emy Suryani

“…Objective : To determine the Effect of Stunting Early Deetection (Stulytion) Website on the Level of Knowledge of Balanced Nutrition in Mothers of Toddlers Aged 12-59 Months at the Kebonarum Klaten Health Center Method : This research is a type of quantitative research using a one group pre-test post-test design. The sampling technique with the cluster sampling method obtained the number of respondents 83 mothers of toddlers aged 12-59 months. …”
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Stroke increases neural stem cells and angiogenesis in the neurogenic niche of the adult mouse. by Rui Lan Zhang, Michael Chopp, Cynthia Roberts, Xianshuang Liu, Min Wei, Siamak P Nejad-Davarani, Xinli Wang, Zheng Gang Zhang

“…These data indicate that stroke induces long-term alterations of the neural stem cell and vascular architecture of the adult V/SVZ neurogenic niche. These post-stroke structural changes may provide insight into neural stem cell mediation of stroke-induced neurogenesis through the interaction of neural stem cells with proteins in the CSF and their sub-ependymal neurovascular interaction.…”
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THE IMPACT OF RUSSIAN-CHINESE INTER-REGIONAL AND CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP DURING THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS by Xin Ran

“…Against the backdrop of a slow recovery of the global economy after the financial and economic crisis, Russia and China jointly overcome the difficulties of post-crisis, deepen strategic partnerships and actively explore new areas of cooperation. …”
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Optimizing Digital Image Quality for Improved Skin Cancer Detection by Bogdan Dugonik, Marjan Golob, Marko Marhl, Aleksandra Dugonik

“…We demonstrate practical applications, including manual camera adjustments, grayscale reference cards, post-processing techniques, and optimized lighting conditions, to improve color accuracy. …”
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Fitting nonlinear double sigmoid models to macauba fruit growth data using Bayesian inference by Edilene Cristina Pedroso Azarias, Natiele de Almeida Gonzaga, Édipo Menezes da Silva, Edilson Marcelino Silva, Tales Jesus Fernandes, Joel Augusto Muniz

“…Determining the ideal time to harvest macauba fruit is essential to ensure maximum quality and optimize the post-harvest and storage processes. The present study characterized the accumulation of total dry mass and mesocarp dry mass of macauba fruit over time. …”
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Spirituality and Health Summer Internship Program: Adapting Clinical Pastoral Education for Medical Student Instruction in Patient Spirituality by Nasser Douge, Rhoda Toperzer, Horace M. DeLisser

“…Methods: Mixed method analyses were undertaken of participants pre- and post-program surveys and comments to assess the first five years of the six-week Spirituality And Health Summer Internship Program, modeled on a unit of CPE, for first-year medical students. …”
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THE EFFECT OF PLYOMETRICS TRAINING ON ATTENTION LEVEL AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS by Mahardika Budjana Sultan Ilham, Muhammad Mufaiddudin, Bagaskara Yogatama, Ainun Rahmasari Gumay, Darmawati Ayu Indraswari, Yuriz Bakhtiar

“…Methods: A quasi experimental study with pre and post-test with control group design. The subjects were 36 male students in Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University with range of age 15 to 25 years old. …”
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Magnetic and antibacterial properties of substituted cobalt spinel ferrite nanocomposites synthesized via henna green microwave hydrothermal method by Basmah Ghalib, Manal Hessien

“…Examined parameters included pH (10 ± 1), temperatures (175 ± 25 °C), durations (15, 30 ± 15 min), and forty milliliters of henna extract prepared with varying henna quantities (five, ten, or fifteen grams per hundred milliliters of water). Post-optimization, various substituents like nickel and chromium were explored. …”
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Evaluating the impact of essential amino acid-rich nutrition intervention on children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized trial protocol by Jayashree R, Gayathri G, Udayakumar N, Kalpana C. A

“…. • Primary outcomes include changes in plasma amino acid concentrations Secondary outcomes include changes in Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) and Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) scores which would be measured pre- and post-intervention. Results: Plasma amino acid levels and behavioral assessments will be compared between the groups to determine the effectiveness of the nutritional intervention in improving symptoms. …”
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